Chapter 470: Then I'll go

Nolan heard Ethan say that he didn't want to live forever, and his face showed disdain without any concealment.

"I have never seen anyone who is not interested in longevity! So, can you stop pretending in front of me?"

"Haha!" Ethan smiled: "I am not pretending, nor am I not interested in longevity!

It's just that my experience over the years has taught me that

hard work may not necessarily yield rewards, but if you want to gain rewards, you must pay the corresponding price.

So, do you think the Elf Queen will give me the longevity potion for free?"

Ethan said what he really thought in his heart. He may not understand the Elf Queen, but he understands human nature.

If someone gives you longevity, they will definitely ask you to pay the corresponding price.

Although it is not clear what the price is, one thing is certain, that price must be very high.

Everything in this world actually follows the principle of equivalent exchange.

If you love to take advantage of small gains, then you will take the risk of being cheated.

If you steal, then you must be mentally prepared to have your hand broken.

If you like to kill people, then you must be prepared to be killed.

Maximilian, the Emperor of the Holy Empire, has a famous saying:

Fate has already marked the price of everything in secret. If you don't pay the corresponding price and want to get something that doesn't belong to you, then fate will definitely tease you!

People always complain about the unfairness of fate, but never think about whether there is something wrong with themselves.

Ethan has a deep understanding of this.

Recently, he encountered a very strange thing. A poor relative who came out of nowhere came to Ethan with two chickens, hoping that Ethan could help his son get a good job.

This was originally a very normal thing, but the next operation of this relative was a bit confusing.

While asking Ethan for help, he openly and secretly hoped to stay for a meal, and hoped to kill a chicken on the spot as a snack.

Ethan was really made to laugh and cry by him.

Although this person is very strange, his temperament is actually the true temperament of most people.

Ethan doesn't want to be like this relative, who wants benefits but is unwilling to pay.

He believes that he can't afford the price of the immortality potion, so he doesn't want to be greedy.

Although Ethan was unwilling to pay the price, Nolan seemed willing.

Seeing that Ethan didn't want to go, he said, "Since you don't want to go, how about I deliver the gift on your behalf?"

Ethan didn't hesitate and directly handed the invitation to Nolan.

"I have prepared the gift a long time ago, and I will have someone deliver it to your mansion later."

Nolan took the invitation, his eyes shining.

"I will definitely deliver your gift to you.

However, I have to remind you for the last time, the opportunity is rare, if you miss it, there will be no more in the future.

Don't regret it then!

Also, even if you regret it, don't come to me!"

"Haha!" Ethan smiled slightly: "Don't worry! I don't regret it, and I won't come to you if I regret it.

However, I want to advise you not to be too greedy, let alone lie."

Nolan understood the meaning of Ethan's words, which was about his previous lies.

However, he just pretended not to understand, and smiled and said: "I am so greedy, and I also want to live a few more years!"

Seeing Nolan pretending to be stupid, Ethan didn't say anything more.

Finally, Nolan got the invitation and Ethan's promise that he would not regret it. He happily took the invitation and left.

But he turned back after just two steps, as if he had something else to say.

When Ethan saw him like this, he knew what he wanted to do.

Without waiting for the other party to speak, he said in advance: "Don't think about the yacht!"

Nolan's face fell when his little idea was exposed.

Then he pretended to be angry and teased: "You are so stingy, you will have no friends this way."

Nolan actually knew that no matter how much money he paid, Ethan probably wouldn't rent a yacht, but he was lucky and wanted to try to ask the price.

But seeing Ethan's attitude, he had to give up and leave with the invitation.

Seeing Nolan take the invitation away, Angelina couldn't stop the loss in her eyes. Obviously, she wanted to go to the elves' hometown.

In fact, Ethan also wanted to go and see, but he had old people and children to take care of, and a lot of things to do. How could he go wherever he wanted like those single dogs?

Ethan sighed in his heart and comforted Angelina.

Then he went to the data room, where Wokin worked.

Wokin was the two-headed snake, and Ethan usually didn't take him with him.

Instead, he arranged a separate office for him to collect intelligence.

As soon as Wokin saw Ethan coming, he immediately stood up and greeted him.

"Master, what do you want?"

"Arrange a little snake to keep an eye on Nolan!"

After Wokin replied "yes", he asked, "What kind of information do you want to pay attention to about Nolan?"

This question confused Ethan.

Because he didn't know what kind of information he should pay attention to about Nolan.

The reason why Wokin kept an eye on Nolan was just out of instinct.

He felt that Nolan was a little strange. Nolan's lies before could be explained as maintaining the face of the Northland, but in fact, it could also be explained as he had a secret that was unknown to others.

This time, he was going to send an invitation. It seemed that he met accidentally, but Ethan always felt that things were not that simple.

Ever since Nolan came to Marlow City, he has been actively coming to me. This can be understood as him wanting to improve the relationship between the two sides, but it can also be understood that he has some ulterior motives.

For example, things like gathering intelligence.

Ethan even felt that his purpose from beginning to end was for the invitation.

Of course, all this was just speculation.

Ethan himself didn't know why he had this feeling. Perhaps he had seen too many intrigues, or perhaps his sixth sense was particularly sensitive.

In short, no matter what, the above speculation was Ethan's real thought at this time.

But with this idea, the question came. In order to prove his speculation, what kind of information should be collected?

Ethan hesitated for a while and said, "Pay more attention to his letters with the Northland, and who he contacted in Maro City."

"Yes, Master!" Woking responded.

Then he took out a note from the table and handed it to Ethan, saying, "Master, this is the intelligence collected by Dolan recently. One of the contents is very interesting. Please take a look."

Dolan was the spy sent to the imperial capital at the beginning. He disguised himself as Dr. West's assistant and had been lurking in the imperial capital for many years.

During this period, although he often received intelligence, most of them were relationships between people related to the Sheffield family.

These intelligences were very boring and definitely had nothing to do with interesting.

Now, Ethan suddenly heard that there was "interesting" content, so he became interested and took the note to take a look.

After seeing this, Ethan immediately showed a disdainful smile.

It turned out that the content of the intelligence was that Duke Asino was about to issue banknotes in his territory.

Duke Asino was the father of Emile, the [Flower of the Empire], and the current leader of the Sheffield family.

"He actually left the Iris Society aside and issued his own banknotes? He also wanted to learn from Maro City to harvest wealth?" Ethan was really amused: "Really overestimating himself..."

Halfway through talking to himself, Ethan suddenly frowned, as if he remembered something, so he asked:

"I remember that the Sheffield family seemed to have participated in the previous food war!"

"Yes, master! In the food war, the grain merchants in his territory were still one of the main forces!"

Hearing this, Ethan showed an intriguing smile on his face.

"They are so eager to reap the wealth, could it be that there is something wrong with their family's finances..."